Weather Records on 24 May 1972

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1972. Highest significance: Brejo Santo, BR.

Key Facts for 24 May 1972

On 24 May 1972, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 480 daily.
Brejo Santo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.0 mm (4.7 in) on 24 May 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 24 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira E Bueno (Acco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cravinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1972

Top 20 records on 24 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1972	Brejo Santo, BR	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1972	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Beaver Mines, CA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Potengi, BR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Mirassol, BR	monthly rain	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Winside, US	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Ferreira E Bueno (Acco), BR	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Cravinhos, BR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Caldwell, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Gleichen, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Flores (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Crato, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Sitio Dos Moreiras, BR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Porteiras, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	High River, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Manaira (Alagoa Nova), BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1972	Escada, BR	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 487 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	382
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1